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Great gesture http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.37899

Sounds logical if your prepared to alienate and lose a section of your fan base along with the associated revenue stream.

Speedway is rapidly approaching the point of unaffordability for a lot of people. The sport desperately needs new punters, but who will pay those prices. For the first time in 50 years of watching speedway, i am considering my options. The sport offers such poor value for money, i struggle to see how much longer it can survive in its present form.

That's pretty naughty saying that everyone is upset about Danny but accusing them of that is a pretty low and insensitive thing to do

I never understand as an OAP why Len, who must be knocking on 90? does not do concessions for OAP's like almost every other Club. These prices seem out of line with almost every other CL Club Brummies £16.50 (Concessions £14)

Good news is that I've heard from Wealdstone and he's fit and well but just had the enthusiasm kicked out of him by Panthers management. The clubs regressive action against their own disabled fans (even the ones that played ball) amongst other things has left him drained and in need of a rest. I know how he feels and I suspect that he's far from alone.

I know i have a program generator somewhere, i will try to have a dig. For 19 quid it will have to be a strong visiting side and some very good feedback prior to the quality of racing before i consider parting with my hard earned. I suspect Eastbourne & Mildenhall will see more of my pennies this year than Kent will.

Ouch. £14 for NL and £19 for Champs sorry but that's just too dear. Its £2 per head more than Eastbourne....

You don't have to explain yourself to anyone. We live in a free world and everyone is entitled to their opinion.

Your out of order iron scorpion, i was as shocked as anyone when i heard about Danny bless him, I'd watched him glow as a rider at Mildenhall and was looking forward to him taking it to the next level at Foxhall this coming season, speedway is a numbers game and my suggestion was purely based around that and not a attack against Danny.

Nice video, would be good to see more lineup, other than Bjarne and the lad he's bringing over... I'm hoping and praying Nicki gets announced soon

At the Doyle and Batchelor q&a...can imagine Ipswich are doing the right thing and staying quiet for a little while.....shame Iron Scorpion couldn't show the same decorum before having a pop

Genuinely fearful for Kent this year. A lot of good work has been done to get the club where it is and greed could easily undo much of it.

Nathan Greaves signs great signing

I can honestly say that since knowing Ronnie it is a privilege to be able call him a friend , a real nice guynever mentions his medal and what he did love the man

£19 will be more than some Premiership tracks. Speedway is just too expensive nowadays I’m afraid.

Ouch. £14 for NL and £19 for Champs sorry but that's just too dear.

Kings lynn. Too grippy to produce the good racing it used to. Can't see anything changing though.

For a Saturday evening the quicker route would be Southern from Crystal Palace to New Cross Gate then Overground to Whitechapel, then Hammersmith and City to Liverpool Street and then Greater Anglia to Rye House. 1 hour 26 minutes according to TfL website journey planner. You would only be a little slower doing Overground from Crystal Palace to Whitechapel and it would save a change. When Rye was open I used to do Southfields to Liverpool Street on the District line to Edgware Road and then H&C or Circle to Liverpool Street with Greater Anglia to Rye House. Took around the same time and I was always home before 11.30pm, normally before 11pm. Given that we both should have a Freedom Pass and a Senior Railcard the extension from Boundrey Zone 6 cost under £5. By the way it is cheaper to book the extension ticket to Hartford East rather than Rye House, don't ask why just be happy you are using their system against them!

Think that's where he should be riding far to good for this league.

Ronnie Russell featured on BBC West tv news tonight. Swindon track review in Star this week, with tribute to Danny Ayres, and feature on Lee Ashby, well worth read. Didn't realise Danny made guest appearance for Robins.

A somewhat reluctant Frank Arthur gave an interview in the Sporting Globe back at the end of 1929 recalling his life and career up till then 'I was born in Lismore (NSW) 22 years ago on December 12th 1907. After having left school at 14, I took a job at a windmill foundry. A year later I purchased a motor cycle and in the following year (1923) I won a race at a mile track at Warwick (Queensland). This fired my ambition to be a 'speed demon' and it was not long before championship honours came my way......In 1926 Mr A Hunting opened the Brisbane Exhibition Speedway - the first quarter of a mile track in the world- and I rode with varied success for a season. Then I transferred to Davies Park where Dame Fortune still smiled on me, so much that I was chosen to go with a team of 11 other riders to go to England in 1927.' I can tell you I landed in the Old Country with plenty of enthusiasm but very little cash. Just the bare £13...... Having had to beg for an advance so he could pay a deposit on two bikes he made his debut at White City 'Shall I ever forget the wet, dreary day? For a while I felt dispirited. It was make or break with me. I had incurred extra liabilities and was "stumped" as far as cash was concerned. I was wearing an Australian flag on my jersey, and I felt overjoyed when a voice called out: "Cheer up Frank ; show them how the Aussies can ride !" The onlookers words acted like magic and I cleaned up108 pounds for the day's riding. Within 4 days in the following week I gathered in a shade over £600.....' In 1928 he won around 4,000 pounds and then the next season upped that to 5,000. The £9,000 then worth around £575,500 today. But to put it into perspective Tai earned £400,000+ in 2018 just from his polish club Arthur's dream was to win the TT Trophy on the Isle of Man and hoped to persuade one of the leading teams to enter him in the race After his speedway career he wanted to buy a sheep station in Queensland and live in the city and fly out by plane every day to his farm.

I see that Nathan Greaves has signed for Armadale Devils,. In my opinion he should be riding for the Monarchs in place of 1 or 2 others with a lower average. Whats not to like, young gained good experience with Redcar last year, he could be ready to take the next step.

With prices like this speedway is pricing all but the most avid fans ,,and the well off,,right out of the sport...another nail in the coffin of this once great sport of speedway......?

So with just over a month to go they still dont know what the team will be.... Only one word to describe them and thats PATHETIC

Umm I did not realise that, the other thing how do ipswich move forward with team building there is never going to be a good time, at present the timing may be not right and to be honest I dont envy the Ipswich management that task

Steve Rees states he'd prefer shale in the article.

I fear people are remembering the Odsal of the late 80s and 90s. Went to a rugby match there this summer and the place is falling apart, terraces weed strewn and crumbling concrete. Without rugby I cannot see how Bradford Council can possibly keep it open. Speedway's only hope would be to piggy back stock cars but I suspect they would prefer a tarmac track rather than shale.

Birmingham could do with a manger, because the one you got now is not that much use?

Just a bump

could the new rider never to ride in the Uk be the 46 year old Norwegian turned Pole.

I think we could get away with rough tracks before the bikes turned into full throttle skidding missiles. I've seen some horrors over the years but we got by.

Looks like a load off old waffle to me just saying something for sake of it

And if anything like previous seasons will be a very basic programme! At those prices I will also be choosy on meetings I attend.

At least it appears to rule our Ostergaard with the quotes about a new rider

Click on the menu bar top right of the website home page and you will find 'Ticket Office' as the first sub-heading! (Admittedly it still says '2019' prices, but they are correct for 2020 - its just the year that is not updated.)

As an OAP on my visits South with my wife I can get in to Eastbourne for £30 (they class my wife as an OAP at 63 as Men 65 and Ladies 60 there for concession) and Kent for £38. Brummies will cost us £30 so great value but they don't class my wide as an OAP (over 65 at Brum) Poole I can't find any Admission Prices for on their website - any ideas? So Kent is over 20% dearer than Brummies and their local rivals. Should Len reconsider?

How to alienate your fan base straight away. Surely it should be aligned with with Eastie on price, otherwise fans like Sings will go elsewhere for their speedway fix.

Plus 3 pounds for a Championship programe!!! I just want a score card. Are there any templates you can download please? At 19 pounds I will be very choosey as to the meetings I attend. See the NL has gone down a whole pound. Suppose that's better than going up.

Antonio's is part of the Golden Lion now they knocked into the White Star (Bubbles) next door and my spot is about 300 yards from there towards the dock just back from the harbour side... I think the place is great and when I retire that's where I am heading off to... just a pity there isn't any league Speedway over there at present but I keep my fingers crossed that the situation might change someday... Regards THJ

From the Sellafield Factory Outlet Shop

Honestly Maryport... Milk and Honey... deffo no Jam Eaters!!! Oh and copious amounts of alcohol of course... Regards THJ

The last line of the statement is the key one - having the correct equipment. Absolutely vital for everyone track. One assumes their first visit will be to BH15.

From Mildenhall Speedway - We will be producing a special Danny Ayres tribute t-shirt in consultation with Jodie and the it will be available from the opening meeting at Mildenhall and throughout the season. All profits to the family. Also Re-Run productions will be producing a special Danny Ayres DVD with all profits again going to the family. We would like to offer our thanks to Steve Girwood of Re-Run for his very kind offer.

Happy Hunter- Nothing to worry about the new bulbs and light pollution as the light will be more focused on the track so less light will be escaping the stadium than previously as well as being better for the environment as less electricity will be used .

Sad news Rip big man condolences to his family

RIP Danny mate, speedway wont be the same without you, thoughts to your loved ones

I’ll stand the 1st team increases even if I disagree but the Colts is a different matter. Its 1 club/business at the end of the day and the £1 extra for the Premiership should have filtered through to the young team. As someone who attends both, I see that as a net increase of £3 and that is too much to justify over a season. The consequence is I now won’t be attending the colts meetings and that will be counter productive for the club. Attendances will fall marginally again and all the increase does is hide any YOY decline in terms of footfall. Dissapointed.